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Department News
Recent news announcements from the Department of Surgery including faculty research and accomplishments, as well as community education information.
Pearson Fellow Joins Thoracic Surgery Section
Recipient of Pearson Fellowship to study approaches to lung transplant and benign esophageal disease at Washington University.
Doyle Inducted as Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Leading transplant surgeon Maria B. Majella Doyle, MD, MBA, receives international recognition as an RCSI Honorary Fellow.
Matthew Gerdisch Arrhythmia Fellow Joins Cardiac Surgery Section
Taras Lysyy, MD, MCh, is the recipient of the inaugural Matthew Gerdisch Arrhythmia Fellowship. Lysyy will be studying heart arrythmia and cardiac disease at Washington University.
Top Gun 2023
General surgery residents refine minimally invasive surgical skills and compete at WISE and SAGES.
Celebrating Service: Staff Milestone Awards 2023
The Department of Surgery recognizes five- to forty-year milestones for over 100 staff members.
Kaneko Installed as Shoenberg Chair in Cardiovascular Disease
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, recognized at Shoenberg Chair Installation ceremony.
Department of Surgery New Faculty: March 2023
Washington University welcomes Drs. Guerra, Smith, Zuke, Mendelow, Wait, Allen and Oak to the Department of Surgery.
WISE Receives ACS-AEI Reaccreditation
Washington University surgical skills lab accredited and commended once again by the American College of Surgeons for top-tier education and programming.
Top Doctors 2023
Congratulations to the 41 Department of Surgery faculty recognized on the 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list.
Dr. Sutcliffe highlights findings on flares in urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome (Links to an external site)
“We used data from this study to see whether having a greater number of flares independently impacted patients’ quality of life as well as their healthcare seeking activity,” said Siobhan Sutcliffe.









